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Chapter 14: A Baby Crib
Info: It is November. Leah is four months pregnant. Charity and Jonah are married and are staying with Ethan and Leah.
"Have you decided what you wanted to name the baby if it a boy?" Charity asked. She was helping Leah with supper.
"No, but we still want to name it Rebekah if it is a girl." Leah said.
"That is very sweet of you." Charity said.
"Are you and Jonah planning on kids soon?" Leah asked putting something in the oven.
"Anytime would be nice." Charity said and asked "Why did you two wait so long?"
"We did not wait. It did not matter whne it happened, it just took three years." Leah explained and "Let's talk about something else." She didn't want to explain her little problem.
When supper was ready, Leah called the men in from the barn. They ate and then cleaned the dishes.
"I think I am going to bed." Jonah said stretching and yawn.
"I will be up soon." Charity said. He kissed her and said goodnight to the others.
"I think I will retire too. Goodnight Leah." He said kissing her too and the said goodnight to Charity. Leah waited to make sure Ethan was upstairs and in their bedroom.
"Charity, I was thinking, for if the baby is a boy, I want the middle name to be Ethan. What do you think?" Leah asked her.
"That would wondeful. I think he would like that." Charity said.
"I hope so." Leah said.
"He will Leah. If I know my brother, he will." Charity said patting Leah's leg.
They decide to go to bed. Leah undresses and then dresses for bed. She crawls into bed.
"Ethan?" Leah asked.
"Yes my Leah?" He asked looking over.
"Quickly put your hand on my stomach." Leah said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Just do it." Leah said. He placed his palm on her stomach and is shocked.
"Is that why?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, I was walking up the stairs and I felt it move." Leah said and "It is such a wonderful feeling. Something we created together is moving inside of me." Leah was almost in tears.
"Yes it is Leah. But just think in few months, you will be able to hold him in your arms." Ethan said stroking her face.
"I know. Ethan, could we bundle tonight?" Leah asked.
"Why of course, my Leah." He replied. He laid on his side and Leah slides over on her back. He puts his arms around her and places his head next her's.
"I like when we bundle. It is one of my favorite Amish customs." Leah said. Ethan chuckled.
"I just like being close to you Leah." He said.
"Goodnight Ethan." Leah said placing her hand on his cheek.
"Goodnight my Leah." He said kissing her. They fall asleep.
Leah was working on a maternity dress for later months. She heard Ethan and Jonah shouting. Their voices got closer and then inside the house.
"You do not do that." Ethan said.
"And why not?" Jonah asked.
"You are bapitized now." Ethan said.
"So what?" Jonah said. Leah walks into the room.
"Guys can you please stop?" Leah asked.
"He started it." Ethan said.
"Can you please not fight now? Not now." Leah said.
"We can't help." Jonah said.
"Ethan, please not now. Do not give that kind of stress." Leah said.
"I am sorry, Leah. We will not fight again." Ethan said.
"Thank you. Now Jonah, I like you, but if you do something Ethan does not like, you will not be able to stay here." Leah said.
"Yes Leah." Jonah said nodding. He leaves the room.
"Now, no more fighting." Leah said.
"I promise Leah, we will not fight." Ethan said stroking her hair.
"Thank you. I am going to work on my dress." Leah said walking to the living room .
"You are making a dress?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, one I will need before the baby is born." Leah said picking her dress up and sits back down to sew.
"Talking about babies. I have a little surprise for you." Ethan said.
"What is it?" Leah asked.
"It is out in the barn. Get your coat on and come with me." Ethan said taking her hands and pulls her up. Leah gets her jacket and follows Ethan outside to the barn.
"Now close your eyes." Ethan said. She closes her eyes and Ethan helps her in the barn.
"Now?" Leah asked.
"Just wait." Ethan said and then "Now."
Leah opens her eyes and sees a wooden baby crib.
"A baby crib? You made this?" Leah asked checking it out.
"Yes. I wanted to make something for our baby. I thought we could put it in our room until it is old enough to sleep in it's own room." Ethan explained.
"I was thinking the samething. That way we can hear all the cute baby sounds it makes." Leah said running her hand over it and also said "Ethan, this is so wonderful. First you build me a wonderful house and then you build a crib for our baby." She had tears forming in her eyes.
"Are you sad?" Ethan asked walking over to her.
"No, I am happy. You've done so much for me and I all I do is make you meals, nothing big." Leah said.
"You are giving me a baby, Leah. Something I could never do." Ethan said placing a hand on her cheek.
"It is something I could not do with out you." Leah said.
"That is true." Ethan said.
"And something I wouldn't do without you." Leah said. She leaned up and kissed him.
"Leah I love you." He said.
"I love you too, Ethan." She replied.
P.S. What da ya Think? I was kinda stuck, so if it sucks, it's ok. One good thing though. My writers block is going away.
Chapter 14: A Baby Crib
Info: It is November. Leah is four months pregnant. Charity and Jonah are married and are staying with Ethan and Leah.
"Have you decided what you wanted to name the baby if it a boy?" Charity asked. She was helping Leah with supper.
"No, but we still want to name it Rebekah if it is a girl." Leah said.
"That is very sweet of you." Charity said.
"Are you and Jonah planning on kids soon?" Leah asked putting something in the oven.
"Anytime would be nice." Charity said and asked "Why did you two wait so long?"
"We did not wait. It did not matter whne it happened, it just took three years." Leah explained and "Let's talk about something else." She didn't want to explain her little problem.
When supper was ready, Leah called the men in from the barn. They ate and then cleaned the dishes.
"I think I am going to bed." Jonah said stretching and yawn.
"I will be up soon." Charity said. He kissed her and said goodnight to the others.
"I think I will retire too. Goodnight Leah." He said kissing her too and the said goodnight to Charity. Leah waited to make sure Ethan was upstairs and in their bedroom.
"Charity, I was thinking, for if the baby is a boy, I want the middle name to be Ethan. What do you think?" Leah asked her.
"That would wondeful. I think he would like that." Charity said.
"I hope so." Leah said.
"He will Leah. If I know my brother, he will." Charity said patting Leah's leg.
They decide to go to bed. Leah undresses and then dresses for bed. She crawls into bed.
"Ethan?" Leah asked.
"Yes my Leah?" He asked looking over.
"Quickly put your hand on my stomach." Leah said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Just do it." Leah said. He placed his palm on her stomach and is shocked.
"Is that why?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, I was walking up the stairs and I felt it move." Leah said and "It is such a wonderful feeling. Something we created together is moving inside of me." Leah was almost in tears.
"Yes it is Leah. But just think in few months, you will be able to hold him in your arms." Ethan said stroking her face.
"I know. Ethan, could we bundle tonight?" Leah asked.
"Why of course, my Leah." He replied. He laid on his side and Leah slides over on her back. He puts his arms around her and places his head next her's.
"I like when we bundle. It is one of my favorite Amish customs." Leah said. Ethan chuckled.
"I just like being close to you Leah." He said.
"Goodnight Ethan." Leah said placing her hand on his cheek.
"Goodnight my Leah." He said kissing her. They fall asleep.
Leah was working on a maternity dress for later months. She heard Ethan and Jonah shouting. Their voices got closer and then inside the house.
"You do not do that." Ethan said.
"And why not?" Jonah asked.
"You are bapitized now." Ethan said.
"So what?" Jonah said. Leah walks into the room.
"Guys can you please stop?" Leah asked.
"He started it." Ethan said.
"Can you please not fight now? Not now." Leah said.
"We can't help." Jonah said.
"Ethan, please not now. Do not give that kind of stress." Leah said.
"I am sorry, Leah. We will not fight again." Ethan said.
"Thank you. Now Jonah, I like you, but if you do something Ethan does not like, you will not be able to stay here." Leah said.
"Yes Leah." Jonah said nodding. He leaves the room.
"Now, no more fighting." Leah said.
"I promise Leah, we will not fight." Ethan said stroking her hair.
"Thank you. I am going to work on my dress." Leah said walking to the living room .
"You are making a dress?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, one I will need before the baby is born." Leah said picking her dress up and sits back down to sew.
"Talking about babies. I have a little surprise for you." Ethan said.
"What is it?" Leah asked.
"It is out in the barn. Get your coat on and come with me." Ethan said taking her hands and pulls her up. Leah gets her jacket and follows Ethan outside to the barn.
"Now close your eyes." Ethan said. She closes her eyes and Ethan helps her in the barn.
"Now?" Leah asked.
"Just wait." Ethan said and then "Now."
Leah opens her eyes and sees a wooden baby crib.
"A baby crib? You made this?" Leah asked checking it out.
"Yes. I wanted to make something for our baby. I thought we could put it in our room until it is old enough to sleep in it's own room." Ethan explained.
"I was thinking the samething. That way we can hear all the cute baby sounds it makes." Leah said running her hand over it and also said "Ethan, this is so wonderful. First you build me a wonderful house and then you build a crib for our baby." She had tears forming in her eyes.
"Are you sad?" Ethan asked walking over to her.
"No, I am happy. You've done so much for me and I all I do is make you meals, nothing big." Leah said.
"You are giving me a baby, Leah. Something I could never do." Ethan said placing a hand on her cheek.
"It is something I could not do with out you." Leah said.
"That is true." Ethan said.
"And something I wouldn't do without you." Leah said. She leaned up and kissed him.
"Leah I love you." He said.
"I love you too, Ethan." She replied.
P.S. What da ya Think? I was kinda stuck, so if it sucks, it's ok. One good thing though. My writers block is going away.